PHOTO BY BRENT CLARK
HERE
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‘WHY I RETIRED
WE ASKED RESIDENTS AT FOUR RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES WHY THEY CHOSE TO SPEND THEIR GOLDEN YEARS IN CHATHAM BY RENEE AMBROSO
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
S
ue Blaustein and Mark Blaustein
(pictured above) chose to retire in 2016 to Galloway Ridge at Fearrington, citing its pastoral atmosphere and proximity to downtown Pittsboro and Chapel Hill. Sue says the community provides the right mix of “beauty and pleasantness” with “a lot of cultural opportunities. … Everything about the county is an ideal mix.” She adds that Chatham offers a welcome change of scenery without losing a sense of familiarity from the couple’s previous home in Orange County.
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CHATHAM MAGAZINE
SUMMER 2021